Abstract

Ethnographic study analyzing prognostic communication at end of life in ICU between/among family members of patients at high risk for death and critical care physicians and nurses.

(1) What are the communication practices of prognostic information at end of life between and among critical care nurses, physicians, and family members in ICU throughout patients' trajectories?; (2) "What are the social, institutional, professional, and political influences which shape these practices?"

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3411843; ProQuest document ID: 619246957. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Karen Marie Gutierrez, PhD, RN, AHN-BC

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Ethnography

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

End-of-Life Care, Intensive Care Unit, Prognostic Communication, Patient's Family Members

Advisor

Joan Liaschenko

Second Advisor

Ruth Lindquist

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Minnesota

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-10-12

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